trey
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Registered: 01/02/03
Posts: 5104
Loc: The Wizard's Balcony
That's the best way I can describe it. for several weeks now, iTunes has been skipping, or popping, if you prefer. when I listen to music or audio streams, there are frequent pops in the sound. It's like an audio file that's been imported from a scratched CD, but I can verify with certainty that this happens on tracks that I know are fine. And this morning, it got so bad that I had to restart iTunes. Like it was all just one big string of static.
Has anyone ever had this happen? I have noticed lately that iTunes is running up some serious processor time, way more than I think an audio player should. See image for what iTunes requires to listen to WNYC.
But like I say, this popping manifests itself in ALL AUDIO that I play in iTunes. It's beginning to make me angry.
scottyb
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Registered: 01/16/08
Posts: 233
Loc: Alaska
Trey, I can't explain your iTunes behavior on other tracks, but WNYC's feed is definitely borked. I am listening to it now, and it's doing exactly what you described, but otherwise my iTunes works perfectly.
p.s. what is it with that darned computer generated sponsor voice?!?
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Proves my point about over taxed severs - to narrow down a problem a simple reboot would shake some things out.
From what I understand it's not just streams. You both missed that he said,"when I listen to music or audio streams", I assume that means local files too, files on his HD, so it's not over taxed servers.
yoyo52
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Registered: 05/25/01
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Loc: PA, USA
I had the same kind of thing happen yesterday, but I think the problem was in the interface between the laptop and AirTunes. When I sent the sound through the laptop speakers the skipping stopped, at any rate. Still, it's a pain that the AirTunes connection can't be reliable. I also had a problem with video output via iTunes. Video would just not play, period. I rebooted (thanks for the suggestion RB ) and everything was ok again. That was on the G% tower, by the way, not the laptop.
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trey
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Registered: 01/02/03
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Well guys, after posting this, and having looked at the image above, I was prepared to have someone say, "well maybe you should try a reboot?" So I did, and that SEEMS to have cleared it up.
And yes, Reboot's right, it was all audio, not just streams. But for now I'll hope it's fixed.
) and everything was ok again. That was on the G% tower, by the way, not the laptop.
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